Army Col. Edward C. Rothstein, who recently finished a tour as commander of Fort George G. Meade, will be the new president and CEO of the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp., County Executive Laura Neuman announced Monday.

In a statement, Neuman said Rothstein has a "well-earned reputation as a connector" and she expects him to be a "dynamic link" between businesses and the county's zoning and permitting officials.

The economic development corporation had been led in recent months on an interim basis by Mary Burkholder, who replaced Robert Hannon, who held the job for six years. Burkholder will stay on as executive vice president.

Rothstein spent 30 years in the military, the last two as garrison commander at Fort Meade, where he oversaw growth at the installation due to the Base Realignment and Closure process.

Much of his career has been in intelligence, and he has served in Afghanistan and Germany. Rothstein holds a bachelor's degree in education from Lock Haven State University, a master's degree in human resources from Webster University and a master's degree in national resource management from the National Defense University.

As the wife of an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, Cheri Fish says she and her family have changed residences 10 times in 10 years. She knows another move is in store when her husband says, "We need to talk."

An Annapolis woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for posing as a physician's assistant after she diagnosed 137 children and wrote more than 400 prescriptions without a medical license, federal authorities said on Friday.